Devices supported
The following table lists the devices that support the Alarm An indication (visual and/or audible) that alerts an operator at a Station of an abnormal or critical condition. Each alarm has a type and a priority. Alarms can be assigned either to individual points or for system-wide conditions, such as a controller communications failure. Alarms can be viewed on a Station display and included in reports. Experion classifies alarms into the following types: - PV Limit - Unreasonable High and Unreasonable Low - Control Failure - External Change. Status Channel The communications port used by the server to connect to a controller. Channels are one slot, point, or screw terminal of an I/O device for a single I/O value, and are defined using the Quick Builder tool., and their formats.
| Device | Supported Address Format | Range |
|---|---|---|
|
DPR180 |
ALMSTAT_CHANNEL [n] [param] |
[n] = 1 to 24 |
|
DPR250 |
ALMSTAT_CHANNEL [n] [param] |
[n] = 1 to 64 |
Parameters
The following table lists the details of the Alarm Status Channel parameters.
| Param | Address Line | Param Format | Access | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alarm Status |
ALMSTAT_CHANNEL [n] STATUS1 |
Discrete (bits). |
RO |
DPR180, DPR250 |